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Depression Counselling and Medicare Rebates
Counsellor (speaking English) and 客户 (speaking Somali) talk through “Depression Counselling and Medicare Rebates”. You interpret both ways — English into Somali, and Somali into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Thanks for coming in today - I understand your GP referred you here under a Mental Health Care Plan. Do you have that referral letter with you now?
Haa, waan sitaa. Dhakhtarkaygu wuu i tusay markii aan u sheegay inaan dareemayo niyad-jab muddo dheer ah.
That's helpful, thank you. Can you tell me how long you've been feeling this way, and how it's been affecting your sleep, appetite, or daily routine?
Waxaan dareemayaa niyad-jab ilaa lix toddobaad ah, oo aniga hurdo waxba iguma filna, waana igu adag tahay inaan sameeyo shaqooyinkayga maalinlaha ah.
Based on what you've described, I'd recommend starting cognitive behavioural therapy, which research shows works particularly well for depression like yours.
Waa mahadsan tahay talada. Immisa kulan baan heli karaa, iyo miyay Medicare-ku daboolaan dhammaan lacagta kulanka?
You can access up to ten subsidised sessions this year under your plan. However, Medicare doesn't always cover the full fee - a gap payment may apply unless you're bulk-billed.
Haddii aanan kaarka caymiska bukaannada lahayn, ma jiri doonaa qiimo dheeraad ah oo aan bixin doono?
This clinic bulk-bills for pensioner and healthcare card holders, so you won't pay anything out of pocket for those sessions.
Waan haystaa kaarka Caafimaadka (healthcare card), sidaas darteed waxay u muuqataa inaanan bixin doonin wax dheeraad ah.
Great, let's book your first session for Thursday afternoon at Bendigo Health, at half past two.
Waan ku mahadsanahay caawinta. Waxaan iman doonaa Khamiista saqbadhka, oo waan diyaar u ahay inaan bilaabo daaweynta.
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- Mental health care planWaxaad u sheegi kartaa 'qorshaha daryeelka caafimaadka maskaxda ee GP-gu kuu sameeyo', iyadoo la sheegayo in uu la xiriiro Medicare-ka.
- Referral letterWaxaad ku sharaxi kartaa 'warqad gudbin oo dhakhtarku u qoro takhasusle'.
- MedicareKu dhawaaq sida ay tahay 'Medicare' - waa magac nooc ah oo aan loo turjumin, sidaas awgeed si toos ah ugu sheeg Soomaaliga.
- Healthcare cardWaxaad ku sheegi kartaa 'kaadhka caafimaadka' ama 'Healthcare Card' isla sidiisa, kadibna sharrax in uu yahay kaadh dhimista qiimaha adeegyada caafimaad.
- Out-of-pocketWaxaad ku dhihi kartaa 'lacagta aad qudheeda ka bixiso' ama 'kharashka dheeraadka ah ee aan la dabooline'.
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